Posted 2018-04-13 11:42 AM Subject: RE: Alcohol fusion of pastern joint
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Before you do anything I strongly suggest a visit with the lameness vet. Get the referal and go, your current vet should not mind or be offended since she had not be able to figure out his lameness issues. My vet had no problem sending me to A&M, when my horse stepped on the nail I first took him to Matt, he told me he would treat it but A&M was I needed to take him if I wanted to “go all out” on his treatment.
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rodeomom3 - 2018-04-13 11:42 AM Before you do anything I strongly suggest a visit with the lameness vet. Get the referal and go, your current vet should not mind or be offended since she had not be able to figure out his lameness issues. My vet had no problem sending me to A&M, when my horse stepped on the nail I first took him to Matt, he told me he would treat it but A&M was I needed to take him if I wanted to “go all out” on his treatment.
I agree with this. You need a good lameness vet to look at this horse. If she's any kind of vet at all, she will gladly share his records and won't mind a second opinion.
My farrier once told me a story about a mare he use to trim, the owner did the alcohol injection hoping to fuse the joint for ringbone......the ENTIRE HOOF fell off. How? I have no idea, but he showed pictures, and it was nasty
Alcohol fusion of pastern joint
